EVO 2019 Drops Super Smash Bros. melee

In a surprising but inevitable move, is Super Smash Bros. Melee final of the world's largest combat game tournament. After nearly two decades of dominating global fighting, the 2001 GameCube release will not appear on this year's EVO. Organizers choose to fill in the 2019 series with many newer games and some not even out.

At this year's event, a total of nine games will enjoy the main stage. The full list includes Dragon Nightmare T ekken 7 Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Soul Calibur VI Mortal Kombat 11 and ] Samurai Shodown

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will mark the flag of the Smash Bros. series this time around. Other games represented at EVO 2019 are also available on the link, including Dragon Ball FighterZ and BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. Mortal Kombat 11 is due to arrive in April and there is also a rumored Samurai Shodown coming to Nintendo's hybrid system.

EVO 2019 takes place between 2 and 4 August at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. To register for the event, visit the official website.

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